Comment by fiddlerwoaroof
6 days ago
It’s just not true that users don’t like making things opt-out. HN Users tend not to like it but I think a lot of users dislike the alternatives: either because they’re undiscoverable (toggle in settings or a menu) or intrusive (various sorts of what’s new overlays). Imo, the question of when to make things opt-in vs. opt-out is fairly subtle and largely depends on the feature and pre-existing trust.
There are infinite ways on how to inform users of a new feature and ask to activate it.
And nearly all of them are annoying and disrupt my flow.
The same thing disrupts your flow allows me to make informed decisions, and I'm happy to be offered a choice, and ability to change my mind later.
cookie popups that don't even work